Famous Birthdays In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1833  John Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916 was born on December - 06.  

1841  On December - 06 birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)  

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher was born on December - 06.  

1846  On this day in history birth of henryk Jarecki, composer  

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on December - 06.  

1853  On December - 06 birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)  

1863  On December - 06 birth of charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914)  

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) was born on this day in history.  

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.  

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1872  William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)  

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.  

1884  On December - 06 birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)  

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) was born on this day in history.  

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history birth of joseph Lamb, composer  

1887  On December - 06 birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)  

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history birth of dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946)  

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on December - 06.  

1890  On this day in history birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)  

1892  On December - 06 birth of f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)  

1892  Lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug) was born on December - 06.  

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.  

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on this day in history.  

1896  George Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears) was born on December - 06.  

1896  On this day in history birth of ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm)  

1897  John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born on December - 06.  

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on December - 06.  

1898  Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist was born on this day in history.  

1898  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974) was born on December - 06.  

1898  On this day in history birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)  

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on December - 06.  

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0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas  

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76  

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.  

1531  On this day in history death of john Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded  

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.  

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.  

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78  

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on December - 06.